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Nabi, Ghulam, Song Wei, Ghulam Ghous, and Nadia Sheikh. "Post PhD Adjustments and Internationalization of Higher Education in China - A Study based on International PhD Students in China." International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology 7, no. 4 (2016): 37–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijssmet.2016100103.
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PhD education plays dominant role in the field of innovation, science, technology and economic development. This is being sponsored by some key scholarship agencies in the world among which Chinese Scholarship Council has emerged one among biggest. This research has been intended to understand the process of selection of PhD awardees and employment adjustment in their home country. An informal interview followed by a 5 point likert scale questionnaire were used to collected data from 200 PhD scholarship awardees in China and indigenous PhDs in Pakistan. This study has identified two main findings, one is the awareness issue about the scholarships availability is a serious issue and the other one is eligibility issue based on the number of schooling years required for PhD admission that may pose serious post PhD adjustment issues. While as a strong coordination gap does exist between Chinese scholarship agencies with other countries. A future research is being suggested to analyze comparative performance between Chinese and non-Chinese Ph.Ds.
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Jordan, Ulrike, Klaus Vajen, Chris Bales, et al. "SolNet - PhD-scholarships and Courses on Solar Heating." Energy Procedia 57 (2014): 1015–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.085.
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Larivière, Vincent. "PhD students’ excellence scholarships and their relationship with research productivity, scientific impact, and degree completion." Canadian Journal of Higher Education 43, no. 2 (2013): 27–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.47678/cjhe.v43i2.2270.
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This paper examines the relationship between excellence scholarships and research productivity, scientific impact, and degree completion. Drawing on the entire population of doctoral students in the province of Québec, this paper analyzes three distinct sources of data: students, excellence scholarships, and scientific publications. It shows that funded students publish more papers than their unfunded colleagues, but that there is only a slight difference between funded and unfunded PhD students in terms of scientific impact. Funded students, especially those funded by the federal government, are also more likely to graduate. Finally, although funding is clearly linked to higher degree completion for students who did not publish, this is not true of those who managed to publish at least one paper during the course of their PhD. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implication of the findings for Canadian science policy.
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Gillissen, A. "M. D./Phd. Scholarships Funded by the German Society of Pneumology in 2005." Pneumologie 59, no. 10 (2005): 736–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2005-915550.
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Pinto, Gabriela S., Gustavo G. Nascimento, Matheus S. Mendes, Fabrício A. Ogliari, Flávio F. Demarco, and Marcos B. Correa. "Scholarships for Scientific Initiation Encourage Post-Graduation Degree." Brazilian Dental Journal 25, no. 1 (2014): 63–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0103-6440201302363.
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This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with the decision to attend an academic post-graduation program by dental students. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012, last-year undergraduate students from Dental Schools of Southern Brazil. A closed questionnaire was applied including questions grouped in three different blocks: pre-graduate, undergraduate period and future perspectives. The outcome was the decision to pursuit an academic post-graduation degree. Associations were tested using chi-squared test and chi-squared test for linear trends when appropriate. Multivariate Poisson regression was also performed. The sample was composed by 671 students (response rate of 69.9%, n=467). In relation to future perspectives, 68% of the interviewed students intended to attend a post-graduation program, but only 17.5% would choose a program with academic and research post-graduation program (Master and PhD programs). In the final model, students from public universities (PR 2.08, 95%CI 1.41-3.08) and students that received scientific initiation scholarship (PR 1.93 95%CI 1.14-3.27) presented a twice greater prevalence to seek academic post-graduate programs. Students with higher family incomes showed a lower prevalence to seek these programs (PR 0.50, 95%IC 0.28-0.90). Scholarships seem to encourage undergraduate students to pursue stricto sensu post-graduation.
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Chirwa, Tobias F., Zvifadzo Matsena Zingoni, Pascalia Munyewende, et al. "Developing excellence in biostatistics leadership, training and science in Africa: How the Sub-Saharan Africa Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) training unites expertise to deliver excellence." AAS Open Research 3 (October 5, 2020): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/aasopenres.13144.1.
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The increase in health research in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has generated large amounts of data and led to a high demand for biostatisticians to analyse these data locally and quickly. Donor-funded initiatives exist to address the dearth in statistical capacity, but few initiatives have been led by African institutions. The Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) aims to improve biostatistical capacity in Africa according to the needs identified by African institutions, through (collaborative) masters and doctoral training in biostatistics. We describe the SSACAB Consortium, which comprises 11 universities and four research institutions- supported by four European universities. SSACAB builds on existing resources to strengthen biostatistics for health research with a focus on supporting biostatisticians to become research leaders; building a critical mass of biostatisticians, and networking institutions and biostatisticians across SSA. In 2015 only four institutions had established Masters programmes in biostatistics and SSACAB supported the remaining institutions to develop Masters programmes. In 2019 the University of the Witwatersrand became the first African institution to gain Royal Statistical Society accreditation for a Biostatistics MSc programme. A total of 150 fellows have been awarded scholarships to date of which 123 are Masters fellowships (41 female) of which with 58 have already graduated. Graduates have been employed in African academic (19) and research (15) institutions and 10 have enrolled for PhD studies. A total of 27 (10 female) PhD fellowships have been awarded; 4 of them are due to graduate by 2020. To date, SSACAB Masters and PhD students have published 17 and 31 peer-reviewed articles, respectively. SSACAB has also facilitated well-attended conferences, face-to-face and online short courses. Pooling the limited biostatistics resources in SSA, and combining with co-funding from external partners is an effective strategy for the development and teaching of advanced biostatistics methods, supervision and mentoring of PhD candidates.
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Chirwa, Tobias F., Zvifadzo Matsena Zingoni, Pascalia Munyewende, et al. "Developing excellence in biostatistics leadership, training and science in Africa: How the Sub-Saharan Africa Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) training unites expertise to deliver excellence." AAS Open Research 3 (December 22, 2020): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/aasopenres.13144.2.
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The increase in health research in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has led to a high demand for biostatisticians to develop study designs, contribute and apply statistical methods in data analyses. Initiatives exist to address the dearth in statistical capacity and lack of local biostatisticians in SSA health projects. The Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) led by African institutions was initiated to improve biostatistical capacity according to the needs identified by African institutions, through collaborative masters and doctoral training in biostatistics. SACCAB has created a critical mass of biostatisticians and a network of institutions over the last five years and has strengthened biostatistics resources and capacity for health research studies in SSA. SSACAB comprises 11 universities and four research institutions which are supported by four European universities. In 2015, only four universities had established Masters programmes in biostatistics and SSACAB supported the remaining seven to develop Masters programmes. In 2019 the University of the Witwatersrand became the first African institution to gain Royal Statistical Society accreditation for a Biostatistics Masters programme. A total of 150 fellows have been awarded scholarships to date of which 123 are Masters fellowships (41 female) of whom 58 have already graduated. Graduates have been employed in African academic (19) and research (15) institutions and 10 have enrolled for PhD studies. A total of 27 (10 female) PhD fellowships have been awarded; 4 of them are due to graduate by 2020. To date, SSACAB Masters and PhD students have published 17 and 31 peer-reviewed articles, respectively. SSACAB has also facilitated well-attended conferences, face-to-face and online short courses. Pooling of limited biostatistics resources in SSA combined with co-funding from external partners has shown to be an effective strategy for the development and teaching of advanced biostatistics methods, supervision and mentoring of PhD candidates.
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Oliveira, Maria Christina L., Daniella Reis B. Martelli, Sergio Veloso Pinheiro, et al. "Profile and scientific production of Brazilian National Council of Technological and Scientific Development researchers in Pediatrics." Revista Paulista de Pediatria 31, no. 3 (2013): 278–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0103-05822013000300002.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the profile and the scientific production of researchers in Pediatrics with scholarship from the National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development. METHODS: The Lattes curricula of 34 researchers in Pediatrics with active scholarships, from 2006 to 2008 were included in the analysis. The variables of interest were: gender, affiliation, time since PHD, tutoring of undergraduate students, mentorship of masters and doctors, scientific production and the papers' impact. RESULTS: In a total of 411 researchers in Medicine, 34 (8%) belonged to Pediatrics. Males (77%) and scholars in the category 2 of productivity (62%) prevailed. Three states of Brazil were responsible for approximately 90% of the researchers: São Paulo (53%), Minas Gerais (21%), and Rio Grande do Sul (15%). During their academic career, the Pediatrics researchers have published 3,122 articles with a median of 89 articles per researcher (interquartile range - IQ=51-119). Of the total, 40 and 59% articles were indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus databases, respectively. The Pediatrics researchers have published papers in 599 journals with a median impact factor of 2.35 (IQ=1.37-3.73) for the 323 indexed journals. CONCLUSIONS: The Pediatrics researchers have a relevant scientific output from the quantity point of the view, but there is a need to improve quality.
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Turner, J. Stewart, and Peter L. Olson. "Owen Martin Phillips. 30 December 1930 — 13 October 2010." Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 58 (January 2012): 229–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.2012.0028.
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Owen Phillips made outstanding contributions to the understanding of the ocean, notably through the diverse research topics incorporated in his monograph The dynamics of the upper ocean . He also contributed significantly to the understanding of geological processes in books on subsurface flows and reactions in permeable rocks. Owen was born and attended school and university in Sydney, Australia, winning scholarships to Cambridge in 1952 to do his PhD under the supervision of George Batchelor (FRS 1957). In 1957 he moved to the USA to join the faculty of Johns Hopkins University, returning to Cambridge four years later as Assistant Director of Research in the new Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. In 1964 Owen returned to Johns Hopkins, where he stayed until retirement in 1998: first as Professor of Geophysical Mechanics and later as Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, a department that he subsequently chaired.
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Mossaki, Nodar. "In memoriam: Izzaddin Mustafa Rasul (1934-2019), Iraqi Kurdish man of letters and Soviet-trained scholar." Kurdish Studies 9, no. 1 (2021): 113–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.33182/ks.v9i1.639.
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The literary scholar Izzaddin Mustafa Rasul (1934-2019) was one of the greatest Iraqi Kurdish scholars trained in the Soviet Union. He was one of a cohort of Iraqi students who received scholarships for study in the USSR in the wake of the 1958 coup that overthrew the Iraqi monarchy, and his time in the USSR coincided with the period of flourishing of Kurdish studies there. Rasul’s PhD dissertation analyzed the development of Kurdish literature within a schematic Marxist-Leninist developmental framework. In his major work, however, which focused on Ahmed Khani and his Mem û Zîn, he went well beyond the standard Soviet treatment of literary works and focused especially on the dimensions of Sufi theosophy and other Islamic content in the work. In this respect, Rasul’s work stands out as a rare exception in Soviet Oriental studies. It remains one of the most ambitious studies of the early modern Kurdish poet Khani.
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Tejativaddhana, Phudit, David Briggs, Orapin Singhadej, and Reggie Hinoguin. "Developing primary health care in Thailand." Public Administration and Policy 21, no. 1 (2018): 36–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pap-06-2018-005.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe progress in an across sectorial approach to primary health care at the district health service (DHS) level in Thailand in response to recent innovative national public policy directions which have been enshrined in constitutional doctrine and publicly endorsed by the Prime Minister. This paper describes one response to the Prime Minister’s challenge for Thailand to become the centre of learning in the sub-region in health management. Design/methodology/approach The authors utilised a descriptive case study approach utilising an analysis of the Naresuan University initiative of establishing the College of Health Systems Management (NUCHSM). Within that case study, there is a focus on challenges relevant to the socio-economic determinants of health (SOED) and an emphasis on utilising Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the DHS structure. Findings The findings describe the establishment of the NUCHSM. A Master of Science (Health Systems Management) by research and a PhD degree have been created and supported by an international faculty. The Thailand International Cooperation Agency recognised NUCHSM by providing scholarships. International students are from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kenya, Malawi and Timor Leste. Research consultancy projects include two in Lao People’s Democratic Republic; plus, a prototype DHS management system responsive to SDG attainment; and a project to establish a sustainable Ageing Society philosophy for a Thai municipality. Originality/value The case study on NUCHSM and its antecedents in its development have demonstrated originality in a long-standing international collaboration, and it has been recognised by the national government to provide scholarships to citizens of the countries in the sub-region to undertake postgraduate studies in health management. The concept of learning from each other and together, simultaneously as a group, through action research projects funded to enhance the evolution of DHSs is innovative.
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Przybyłowicz, Ariel. "Zasiłek macierzyński doktorantów pobierających stypendia doktoranckie." Praca i Zabezpieczenie Społeczne 2020, no. 6 (2020): 29–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.33226/0032-6186.2020.6.5.
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Szabó, János. "How Can Be Academic Talent Measured During Higher Education Studies? - An Exploratory Study." Higher Education Studies 9, no. 4 (2019): 200. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/hes.v9n4p200.
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Many articles claim that talent management is a very important aspect of higher education. Despite of this, the studies, which investigate this topic empirically, are very rare. The Hungarian higher education talent management focuses mainly on academic-, scientific aspect of talent. So, the main purpose of talent-management is the academic reinforcement, namely, growing up a new generation of scientist/university teachers. The talent management in higher education can be imagined as a bridge between formal school studies and scientific career. In this study, I search answer for the (research) question: how should academic talent be measured during higher education studies? Moreover, does it have any sense to identify the academic talents during even their higher education studies? The research is based on opinion of 170 university teachers who supervised talented students during a young-researcher competition. The method was questionnaire-method. The questions gathered round two main topics: (1) identifying of talented students and cooperation with talented students; (2) own career of supervisor university teachers. The results had been analyzed with descriptive statistics which show the mostly chosen talent-identifying methods and features of talented students. The open-ended questions had been content-analyzed. The data of university-teacher’s career had been analyzed with mathematical statistical tests (ANOVAs, Two-sample T tests, correlations) where the dependent variable was the number of publication (as indicator of the scientific performance). The results may suggest conceptions for talent-programs (honor programs) based on academic talent; for doctoral schools, and for any other institutes who works with career entrant scientist. The scientific reinforcement would be more effective if scientific programs/scholarships/PhD-programs used professional methods during selection process, instead of subjective choices, based on CV and motivation letter.
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Jablonska, Krystyna, Iraida Demchenko, Elzbieta Dynowska, Arkadiusz Chrusciel, and Jaroslaw Janik. "Complementary XRD and XAFS Studies of Double Metal Cyanides catalysts." Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances 70, a1 (2014): C592. http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/s2053273314094078.
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"Highly disordered materials exhibit diversity of the functional properties which are of interest of nowadays technology. The example of such materials is the group of a non-stoichiometric composite transition metal complex salts, known as double metal cyanides (DMC). These materials are used as the industrial catalysts and form an interesting family of porous molecular materials with large fraction of the amorphous phase. This fraction may be obtained by introduction to the crystalline zinc hexacyanocobaltate (III) (Zn3[Co(CN)6]2·nH2O) organic ligands of different size. Depending on the type of ligands the catalysts exhibit different levels of activity. The crystalline zinc hexacyanocobaltate exhibits only very weak catalytic properties. The others have a considerably high activity, which is their key feature. Although the said group of catalysts is successfully used and progressively developed for decades, the knowledge on the molecular nature of their particularly high activity and selectivity is modest and limited to some phenomenological hypotheses based on overall chemical premises. The attempt to formulate important for DMC catalysts relationship between the concentration of amorphous phase and their activity as well the influence of an organic ligand presence on formation of amorphous phase, suspected to be responsible for catalytic properties, will be presented. The base for this is the reliable characterization of such materials which requires application of several methods providing complementary information. The application of x-ray diffraction and absorption will be discussed and the benefit of each method will be described. Acknowledgments: Research funded in part by the Projects BSR, Science Link and Innotech K2/IN2/21/181982/NCBR/ 12(K-DMC). Financial support from the EU FP7 under the grant agreement REGPOT-CT-2013-316014 is gratefully acknowledged. Jaroslaw Janik is a Fellow of the project ""PhD Scholarships - an investment in faculty Opole province"" co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund."
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Ypsilandis, George. "Impact and reactions to a blended MA course on Language Education and Technology." EuroCALL Review 27, no. 2 (2019): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/eurocall.2019.11149.
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<p>The subject of computers in language learning was not covered at a postgraduate level in Greece independently but as an add-on module in more broad programmes, such as <em>applied linguistics</em> or <em>TEFL</em>. In such programmes, this module was merely scratching the surface of the subject, leaving students with the impression that there was no more to it than learning to run a software programme or an application. The MA programme on <em>Language Education and Technology</em> (LET) was the first in the country that aimed to offer a specialised course with all its modules directly related to the area. Furthermore, the programme attempted to incorporate a number of novelties in the personnel involved (experts from six different countries), methods of teaching (blended, through face-to-face, and synchronous web teleconferencing), transparency (as to the use and allocation of the fees and student selection), systems of examination, modes of collaboration, and modules and seminars offered, all directly linked to its title.</p><p>The study described here aimed to shed light and estimate the impact of the course on the professional life of its participants through several open and closed questions included in a questionnaire, constructed to register student status before and after the programme, and their opinions on several other programme features. Students scored very positively a) module development, b) the instructors that were involved, c) the modules offered, and d) the knowledge they gained. Some of the students presented their final papers at international conferences, four were accepted in PhD studies in Spain, the UK and Austria, with scholarships from the host institution, while others increased their salaries, or found a new better paid job.</p>
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Moreira, L. G., L. B. Groff, J. M. Gomes da Silva Jr., and D. Coutinho. "Event-triggered Control for Nonlinear Rational Systems * *This work was supported by CAPES (PhD Scholarships of L.B. Groff and L.G. Moreira) and CNPQ (grants PQ-305979/2015-9 and PQ-304351/2014-8), Brazil." IFAC-PapersOnLine 50, no. 1 (2017): 15307–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.2442.
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Jared DuPree, W., Mark B. White, William H. Meredith, Lindsay Ruddick, and Michael P. Anderson. "Evaluating Scholarship Productivity in COAMFTE-Accredited PhD Programs." Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 35, no. 2 (2009): 204–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00110.x.
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Choi, Bryan D., Michael R. DeLong, David M. DeLong, Allan H. Friedman, and John H. Sampson. "Impact of PhD training on scholarship in a neurosurgical career." Journal of Neurosurgery 120, no. 3 (2014): 730–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/2013.11.jns122370.
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Object The purpose of this study was to report the prevalence of neurosurgeons with both medical degrees (MDs) and doctorates (PhDs) at top-ranked US academic institutions and to assess whether the additional doctorate education is associated with substantive career involvement in academia as well as greater success in procuring National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding compared with an MD-only degree. Methods The authors reviewed the training of neurosurgeons across the top 10 neurosurgery departments chosen according to academic impact (h index) to examine whether MD-PhD training correlated significantly with career outcomes in academia. Results Six hundred thirteen neurosurgery graduates and residents between the years 1990 and 2012 were identified for inclusion in this analysis. Both MD and PhD degrees were held by 121 neurosurgeons (19.7%), and an MD alone was held by 492. Over the past 2 decades, MD-PhD trainees represented a gradually increasing percentage of neurosurgeons, from 10.2% to 25.7% (p < 0.01). Of the neurosurgeons with MD-PhD training, a greater proportion had appointments in academic medicine compared with their MD-only peers (73.7% vs 52.3%, p < 0.001). Academic neurosurgeons with both degrees were also more likely to have received NIH funding (51.9% vs 31.8%, p < 0.05) than their single-degree counterparts in academia. In a national analysis of all active NIH R01 grants awarded in neurosurgery, MD-PhD investigators held a disproportionate number, more than 4-fold greater than their representation in the field. Conclusions Dual MD-PhD training is a significant factor that may predict active participation in and funding for research careers among neurological surgeons at top-ranked academic institutions. These findings and their implications are of increasing relevance as the population of neurosurgeons with dual-degree training continues to rise.
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Cygan, Heide R., and Monique Reed. "DNP and PhD scholarship: Making the case for collaboration." Journal of Professional Nursing 35, no. 5 (2019): 353–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.03.002.
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Miller, Edward A., Elizabeth Simpson, and Michael Gusmano. "GLOBAL PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES IN GERONTOLOGY: A VIEW FROM THE EDITORS' DESKS." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (2019): S195. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.702.
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Abstract Global aging has proceeded at an unprecedented and accelerating rate. The aging of the population creates both opportunities and challenges for elders, their families, and society in general. Importantly, there is substantial variation in the effects of and response to global aging both within and across nations depending, in part, on prevailing cultural expectations and values, political and economic imperatives, and social and demographic characteristics. Thus, while some regions and countries have responded with innovative policies and programs to better enable the growing cohort of older adults to remain active and engaged in the community, other regions and countries have struggled with their response or barely begun to plan for the rising population of elders. This symposium assembles editors at five leading gerontological journals to demonstrate the role that peer-reviewed scholarship can play in disseminating knowledge that informs gerontological research, policy, and practice internationally. Editors include: Jeffrey Burr, PhD, Research on Aging; Deborah Carr, PhD, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences; Edward Alan Miller, PhD, Journal of Aging & Social Policy; Julie Hicks Patrick, PhD, International Journal of Aging & Human Development; and Julie Robison, PhD, The Journal of Applied Gerontology. Each presenter will review the scope, content, and focus of their journals and the role and opportunities for international scholarship. Michael Gusmano, PhD, a leading expert on the economic, political, and social consequences of global aging and International Editor of the Journal of Aging & Social Policy, will serve as discussant.
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Nasreen, Khalida, and Muhammad Tanveer Afzal. "Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in higher education: a SWOT analysis of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad (Pakistan)." Asian Association of Open Universities Journal 15, no. 3 (2020): 321–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aaouj-11-2019-0052.
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PurposeThe purpose of the study is to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in higher education regarding distance learning system in Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachA mixed-method research design was used in this study. The population of the study was all the previous students of research work and all the teachers of these students working at MPhil and PhD level in AIOU in Pakistan. Stratified random sampling technique was used in this study. This study used the questionnaire and interview technique to collect data. Data of questionnaire was in numbers and data of interview was narrative. So it was the need of the study that a mixed-method approach, i.e. both quantitative and qualitative techniques should be used in this study.FindingsThe findings of the study show that AIOU has also strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in higher education related to distance education like all the formal and distance universities of Pakistan and World. This study reflected that AIOU is a great blessing for those who cannot acquire their education regularly because of financial/family problems or they are job holders. But this study also described that at higher level students are facing a lot of problems especially there is a delay in research process and provision of no scholarships to students. The teachers have a low salary package than the other public universities of Pakistan and a lot of responsibilities to attend meetings, seminars, conferences and workshops. So they have less time for research work. And AIOU provides them fewer opportunities to go abroad for further studies or to attend conferences/seminars. This study recommended that there should be adopted such policies in AIOU that students could get their study materials, assignments duration, workshops schedule and degrees in time, the teachers of the concerned departments should allow to take more in numbers the students under their supervision, the pay package for the teachers working at MPhil and PhD level should be raised and the opportunities for the faculty members to go.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is limited to analyze the higher education system especially the distance learning system in Pakistan.Practical implicationsThis study has indicated the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in higher education which the AIOU is facing recently and the policymakers can develop plans/strategies to make better the distance learning system especially at higher level in Pakistan. This study can be helpful for the stakeholders who are interested in distance learning system. This study was conducted at higher level in the distance learning system but it can open the ways for the other researchers to conduct research in other disciplines related to distance education, i.e. at matric level, F.A/F.SC, B.Sc programs, Master level and M.Sc programs at AIOU.Social implicationsThrough this study, it can be acknowledged how the AIOU is providing the opportunity of education to a large number of people in the society who cannot study regularly in the formal institutions especially those who are job holders, some financial problems and women who have some family problems and above one million people are benefitting from AIOU in Pakistan and world.Originality/valueThis study is original in this respect because the data has been collected from the participants, i.e. students and teachers of AIOU. And it has also great value because this is the first SWOT analysis which has been conducted in this university to examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing AIOU at present time. This study can also become a base for the stakeholders', i.e. policymakers, administration and higher education depart. of Pakistan in developing strategies to improve and amend the distance learning system of Pakistan especially at higher level in AIOU.
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Morris, Jeremy D., Randall Lehmann Sorenson, Winston E. Gooden, and Patricia L. Pike. "Thirty Years of Explicitly Integrative Scholarship: Comparing Phd and Psyd Contributions." Journal of Psychology and Theology 32, no. 2 (2004): 79–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009164710403200201.
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Pyrzyńska, Agata. "Selected Problems Regarding the Status of PhD Student." Białostockie Studia Prawnicze 25, no. 4 (2020): 111–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2020.25.04.08.
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Abstract The Act of 20 July 2018 Law on Higher Education and Science modifies the system of education of PhD students in a significant way. In this act, the doctoral studies model was abandoned in favor of the doctoral school system. Along with the indicated change, the status of PhD students as a separate academic group was also ordered. Thus, the practice of treating PhD students as quasi-students has been broken. The new education model also provides for a number of institutional guarantees, which should have a pro-quality impact on the education system of future academic staff. The paper discusses selected solutions in this area, paying special attention to the universal scholarship system, the social security system of PhD students and mechanisms of parenthood protection among doctoral students.
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Haar, Sherry J., and Elizabeth K. Bye. "Editors’ Notes: Advancing Design Scholarship in Textiles and Apparel." Clothing and Textiles Research Journal 39, no. 1 (2020): 3–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0887302x20943305.
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The past 20 years have seen growth in exposure and academic outlets for design scholarship through new journals, special topics sessions and conferences, and PhD programs. Yet, there is a lack of strong published examples of design scholarship in textiles and apparel as designer scholars and administrators still struggle to understand how to conduct, document, and evaluate design scholarship. This issue, long overdue, looks at the current state of design research in our textile and apparel discipline and provides examples that begin to fill the gap in our shared understanding of a way forward.
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Gonis, Gena. "My FASM Experience." Microbiology Australia 33, no. 4 (2012): 000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma12904.
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My association with The Australian Society for Microbiology began as an honours student at Melbourne University when my then supervisor, Dr Roy Robins-Browne, gave me a student membership as my 21st birthday present. I have been an ASM member ever since! When I graduated from university, I found I had reached a crossroad. I loved research, but just missed out on a PhD scholarship and so decided to go out into the workforce. My first job was in the Bacteriology Laboratory of a small private pathology service. I found the work so enjoyable that when faced with the same choice 2 years later, being offered a PhD scholarship and a job at the Royal Children’s Hospital diagnostic bacteriology laboratory at the same time, I jumped at the opportunity to work at the hospital. That was more than 25 years ago!
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Jeitschko, Thomas D. "Toward the Next Generation of Scholarship: Challenges and Opportunities for Full Participation in PhD Training in Economics." AEA Papers and Proceedings 109 (May 1, 2019): 250–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20191102.
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A great advantage of our rigorous doctoral training is that as PhD economists we speak a common language that allows for efficient vetting and quick dissemination of ideas and insights. But what good is sophisticated grammar and a powerful vocabulary if the contents of our narratives are lacking? Our top three criteria for admissions to PhD programs are prior coursework in math, the quantitative GRE score, and prior coursework in economics. To attract top talent and prevent becoming a stagnant discipline that loses the influence we have in society and academia, students' creativity, originality, and drive should receive more weight.
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Owusu-Manu, D., D. J. Edwards, S. K. Afrane, I. K. Dontwi, and P. Laycock. "Professional Doctoral Scholarship in Ghana." Industry and Higher Education 29, no. 3 (2015): 197–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/ihe.2015.0257.
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The constantly evolving paradigm of 21st century educational offerings and the growing demand for ‘professional practice’ research degrees have raised concerns about the relevance of the traditional ‘theoretical’ PhD award. To meet this growing demand, and address these concerns, alternative routes to achieving the doctoral award have been developed (such as EngD and DBA). However, many higher education institutions in developing countries have not responded to the new demand. Against this contextual background, this paper reports on a case study of the recently established Centre for Doctoral Training in Business, Enterprise and Professional Studies (CDT-BEPS) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. The CDT-BEPS embraces five development stages of professional doctoral training and learning skills sets: business; research; creativity; transferability; and evidential learning. The framework for developing the CDT-BEPS was validated using feedback from an international panel of experts encompassing academics, researchers, students and practitioners. It is argued that the research findings may be useful for other HEIs in developing countries currently exploring alternative routes for doctoral training. It is noted that further research is required to establish strategic collaborative and operational frameworks to support the CDT-BEPS and its long-term sustainability.
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Mojares, Resil B. "The Spaces of Southeast Asian Scholarship." Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints 61, no. 1 (2013): 105–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/phs.2013.0002.
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Rood, Sarah, and Katherine Sheedy. "Nancy Millis." Microbiology Australia 30, no. 3 (2009): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma09s49.
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Born in Melbourne in 1922, Nancy Fannie Millis studied agriculture at the University of Melbourne, graduating with a Master of Agricultural Science in 1946. She spent a year studying agricultural methods in Papua New Guinea before travelling to the University of Bristol on a Boots Research Scholarship. It was here that Millis was introduced to fermentation, gaining her PhD in 1951.
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Hrynkow, Christopher, and Maria Power. "Conversation with Maria Power, University of Liverpool." Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning 3, no. 1 (2017): 137–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.15402/esj.v1i1.231.
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In the Exchanges, we present conversations with scholars and practitioners of community engagement, responses to previously published material, and other reflections on various aspects of community-engaged scholarship meant to provoke further dialogue and discussion. In this issue Christopher Hrynkow talks to Maria C. Power about her community-based research and her vision for engaged scholarship as undertaken by religious historians. Dr. Maria Power, PhD (History, Royal Holloway), is a lecturer in Religion and Peace Building at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool. Her research focuses on the relationship of faith to politics, especially in areas of conflict, and the role that religious organisations play in peacebuilding
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Khanenko-Friesen, Natalia, and Darrell McLaughlin. "Conversation with Darrell McLaughlin, St. Thomas More College." Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning 3, no. 1 (2017): 129–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.15402/esj.v1i1.230.
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In the Exchanges, we present conversations with scholars and practitioners of community engagement, responses to previously published material, and other reflections on various aspects of community-engaged scholarship meant to provoke further dialogue and discussion. In this issue, Natalia Khanenko-Friesen talks with Darrell McLaughlin of St. Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan. Darrell McLaughlin (PhD) is an Associate Dean at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan.
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Caine, Virginia A., and Robert M. (Bobby) Pestronk. "Tsunamis Slosh Public Health Practice And Scholarship Together." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 17, no. 4 (2011): 293–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/phh.0b013e318221a7ee.
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BAETENS, FREYA, and VID PRISLAN. "The Dissemination of International Scholarship: The Future of Books and Book Reviews." Leiden Journal of International Law 27, no. 3 (2014): 559–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0922156514000193.
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A question such as this one usually results in a slightly incredulous smile on the addressee's face, as if it implies an assumption that there is time to spare in the life of an international lawyer faced with a myriad of interesting-looking publications. For a long time, writing a monograph used to be the keystone, the ultimate test, to join the academic ranks – yet today, universities grant PhD titles based on the writing of separate articles on a common theme and doctoral researchers are increasingly encouraged to choose this option, so as to ensure their ideas actually reach the intended audience. Arguably, today's academic audience is assumed not to have, or at least not to make, the time to read an entire book.
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Heywood, Peter. "“Academic racism” and the neglected scholarship of the anatomist M. Wharton Young, MD, PhD (1904–1986)." Journal of Medical Biography 26, no. 1 (2016): 22–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0967772015622628.
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Moses Wharton Young, MD, PhD (1904–1986), was an African American Professor of Neuroanatomy at Howard University College of Medicine from 1934 to 1973, during which time he authored about 100 publications on topics that included baldness, asthma, glaucoma, and, most importantly, the structure and function of the inner ear and the pathophysiology of blast injuries. Much of Young's research was ignored during his lifetime, raising the question whether this professional neglect was an instance of “academic racism.”
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Flay, Casey. "New Zealand Plant Protection Society / Zespri Kiwifruit Scholarship." New Zealand Plant Protection 71 (July 26, 2018): 364. http://dx.doi.org/10.30843/nzpp.2018.71.229.
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Production of Actinidia chinensis (kiwifruit) is a billion- dollar industry in New Zealand that is threatened by various pests and diseases. Armoured scale insects, leafroller insects and a disease caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) all cause economic loss to the kiwifruit industry because of the damage they inflict and the market access restrictions imposed if their presence is detected. Examining the available kiwifruit germplasm pool for resistance to the armoured scale insect (Hemiberlesia lataniae) was identified as
 a promising first step towards introgression of resistance into future kiwifruit cultivars. To integrate resistance alleles into current and future breeding programmes efficiently, robust markers linked to resistance genes need to be identified.
 Casey Flay, recipient of the NZPPS/Zespri Kiwifruit Scholarship, is a PhD student at Massey University. In the first year of his PhD, Casey studied H. lataniae scale resistance markers in a small family of A. chinensis var. chinensis from breeding populations at the New Zealand Institute of Plant & Food Research. Markers were identified for this population that were associated with phenotype and were validated in a related population. To test these markers in a diverse background, four families made from a cross of wild-sourced material was phenotyped. All the seedlings resulting from crossing resistant parents with a tolerant parents were resistant to H. lataniae. However, further work is required to backcross resistant progeny with susceptible parents before marker information can be associated with phenotype. Ongoing work includes studying H. lataniae resistance as well as resistance to the brownheaded leafroller (Ctenopseustis obliquana) in a large kiwifruit population which is segregating for resistance to both H. lataniae and C. obliquana. Loci responsible for each type of resistance will be identified and a detailed quantitative trait locus (QTL) map generated. This process will allow markers to be developed to target these QTLs, enabling them to be robust tools for resistance breeding. Casey will also study the effects of Psa on the kiwifruit germplasm collection at Plant & Food Research. Selection mapping will be used to assess alleles that are removed from the germplasm population as a consequence of Psa infection. Results of this work will provide information on the sections of the kiwifruit genome that confer tolerance or susceptibility to Psa, enabling breeders to enhance breeding
 for resistance to Psa.
 Breeding for resistance to biotic threats that are currently targeted by chemical sprays is a reasonable move toward a healthier, cheaper and more environmentally friendly form of food production. This will benefit organic producers and conventional producers alike by reducing market access issues, decreasing the need for pest control, and decreasing the real and perceived risks associated with spray residues, resulting in increased market appeal and economic returns.
 This one-off NZPPS/Zespri Kiwifruit Scholarship was possible thanks to Zespri. It was funded by the proceeds of a symposium on Psa held in Palmerston North in 2016 run jointly by Zespri and the New Zealand Plant Protection Society.
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Dencer-Brown, Amrit Melissa. "From isolation to cross-cultural collaboration: My international PhD journey as tō iwi." Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South 4, no. 2 (2020): 228. http://dx.doi.org/10.36615/sotls.v4i2.142.
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This reflective piece is about my journey as an international PhD candidate from the UK to Aotearoa (New Zealand). I speak about my search to try and find a sense of belonging as an outsider and some of the challenges in doing community-focused research as an early career researcher from elsewhere. This piece includes key challenges of building networks, collaboration and overcoming the death of my father, half-way through my PhD. I speak about a toolkit of strength and resilience I had to create and now use in the support of my students and peers as a lecturer in education during the pandemic. This piece is about finding kindness and compassion in myself and receiving it from others to help with isolation in difficult times.
 
 Keywords: Reflection, Resilience, Compassion, Kindness, Networks, Community, IsolationHow to cite this article:Dencer-Brown, A.M. 2020. From isolation to cross-cultural collaboration: My international PhD journey as tō iwi. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. 4(2): 228-234. https://doi.org/10.36615/sotls.v4i2.142.This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Back, Les. "Dancing and Wrestling with Scholarship: Things to do and things to avoid in a PhD Career." Sociological Research Online 7, no. 4 (2002): 16–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5153/sro.764.
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Elizabeth, Oyewo Adetola, and Samuel Umoh Uwem. "Information literacy, research, scholarship and publication: Comparative of PhD students in Nigerian and South African universities." Revista Brasileira de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento 5, no. 3 (2016): 458. http://dx.doi.org/10.3895/rbpd.v5n3.4554.
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Tyndall, Deborah E., Thompson H. Forbes III, Jeanette J. Avery, and Shannon B. Powell. "Fostering scholarship in doctoral education: Using a social capital framework to support PhD student writing groups." Journal of Professional Nursing 35, no. 4 (2019): 300–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.02.002.
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Walker, Madeline, and Coby Tschanz. "Stories Are Like Water: An Academic Writing Workshop for Nurses." Creative Nursing 19, no. 2 (2013): 81–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1078-4535.19.2.81.
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Traditionally, there is very little formal instruction in academic writing for nurses in graduate programs. We, the writing scholar and a nurse educator and PhD student at a major Canadian university, describe how we collaborated on developing and delivering a 1-day academic writing workshop for incoming master of nursing students. By sharing this description, we hope to motivate nursing faculty to offer similar workshops to address the dearth of writing instruction for graduate students in nursing and to improve scholarship outcomes.
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Moore, Amber. "Eight Events for Entering a PhD: A Poetic Inquiry Into Happiness, Humility, and Self-Care." Qualitative Inquiry 24, no. 8 (2017): 592–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077800417745101.
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These two poetry clusters comprised a total of eight poems that offer (a) reflective, “past” event poetry and (b) hopeful “humbling” event pieces for future use. Inspired by scholarship examining novice academics’ emotions upon entering graduate school, each poem outlines a potential path to accessing happiness, humility—an especially important quality in graduate school, particularly while writing—and ideas for self-care. As such, through poetic inquiry, which encourages “poetic living,” this article offers avenues for engaging with authorial voice through “vox autobiographia/autoethnographia,” to confront emotional “messiness,” with a “tender” poetic approach.
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Perlin, Marcelo Scherer, and André Portela Santos. "Os pesquisadores, as publicações e os periódicos da área de Finanças no Brasil: Uma análise com base em currículos da plataforma Lattes." Brazilian Review of Finance 13, no. 2 (2015): 162. http://dx.doi.org/10.12660/rbfin.v13n2.2015.47157.
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This paper analyzes the scientific output of Finance researchers in Brazil. Using a proprietary software to download information directly from the Lattes platform it was possible to verify the profile and the tendencies of research in the area of Finance in the national territory. The main results of the study show that most of the researchers of Finance are relatively young with respect to their career, with PhD finished in between the years of 2005 and 2014, and located in the southeastern part of the country. The scientific output of Brazilian researchers in international journals is small in comparison to the total of publications. The number of published papers has risen exponentially, however the quality of the papers, measured by Qualis, has decreased. An analysis of the productivity of the researchers show that the most productive authors have two common attributes: PhD degree obtained in a foreign institution and the productivity scholarship from CNPQ.
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Guerin, Cally, and Damith Ranasinghe. "Why I Wanted More: Inspirational Experiences of the Teaching–Research Nexus for Engineering Undergraduates." Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice 7, no. 2 (2010): 117–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.53761/1.7.2.8.
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What is it about the teaching-research nexus that inspires engineering undergraduates to want more and become researchers themselves? In this study, we sought to discover more about the influences on current PhD students’ choices to embark on higher degrees by research in various fields in engineering in an Australian research-intensive university. An online survey and follow-up focus group discussion revealed that these students are driven primarily by a genuine interest in research itself, rather than other factors such as career advancement (although this too, plays a role). While this is not particularly surprising, what did become apparent was the specific undergraduate experiences that most strongly influenced their decision to undertake research degrees, including enjoying doing project-based work, being exposed to lecturers who were passionate about their own research, and working on a vacation research scholarship. Further analysis reveals that the weighting of various influences changes according to whether the students are local Australian graduates or international PhD candidates.
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Marx, Jonathan, and Douglas Eckberg. "Teaching Scholarship During The 1990s: A Study of Authorship in Teaching Sociology." Teaching Sociology 33, no. 3 (2005): 252–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0092055x0503300302.
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While the scholarship of teaching has risen in prominence in the past few decades, little is presently known about the structure of knowledge creation and dissemination in that area of scholarship. Such basic facts as the characteristics of programs that perform and publish the research (e.g., B.A., M.A., or Ph.D.), or the identities of specific schools that are leaders in teaching scholarship remain undocumented. This article explores the topic through counts of articles and notes published in a major outlet in the scholarship of teaching, Teaching Sociology, during the decade of the 1990s. We address the following: (1) Does publication of teaching scholarship vary by the type of degree program (e.g., B.A., M.A., and Ph.D.) or by other characteristics? (2) Are some institutions centers of teaching scholarship? (3) How wide is the scope of teaching scholarship across the nation's departments? Overall, we find that a variety of sociology departments have established records of teaching publishing. Yet, some departments are leaders and appear to create a climate favorable to teaching scholarship. Jonathan Marx is professor of sociology at Winthrop University where he teaches courses in research methods, education, sport, organizations, and health. His most recent publications vary from a social history of science fairs to an examination of final gift exchange among the elderly. Douglas Eckberg is professor of sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Winthrop University. He teaches a variety of courses and is convinced that research methods is the most fundamental course for developing critical thinking in students. He will be taking a sabbatical from teaching next year to pursue his strongest research interest–historical (nineteenth-century) southern homicide.
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Brott, Shirley. "News of The Academy of Neonatal Nursing." Neonatal Network 26, no. 5 (2007): 313–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0730-0832.26.5.313.
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This year’s $1,000 Academic Scholarship Award goes to Carolyn Terry, RNC, BSN. Carolyn is attending State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she plans to complete her master of science degree and the neonatal nurse practitioner program in June of 2008. Lori A. Escallier, PhD, RN, CPNP, clinical associate professor at Stony Brook, wrote, “Ms. Terry’s academic ability has proven outstanding. She is a leader among her colleagues and is an example of the epitome of nursing. She is industriously conscientious of the ever-changing health care environment and leads through example.”
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Baker, A. Minor. "Straddling the Divide Between Practice and Scholarship, Tensions of School Leaders Pursuing a Social Justice Leadership Phd." Journal of Leadership Studies 13, no. 2 (2019): 77–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jls.21643.
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Benjamin, Stefanie, James Williams, and Michelle A Maher. "Focusing the Lens to Share the Story: Using Photographs and Interviews to Explore Doctoral Students’ Sense of Well-being." International Journal of Doctoral Studies 12 (2017): 197–217. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3862.
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Aim/Purpose: This study explores PhD students’ transition into graduate school, which can be a challenging experience for many. Background: Using photographs and in-depth interviews, this study provides nuanced insight into influences on first-year PhD students’ lived experiences, with a specific focus on these students’ perceptions of doctoral student well-being. Methodology: Twenty-nine first-year biomedical science PhD students from 15 research institutions were asked to take photographs (Participant Produced Images) to illuminate significant influences on their research skill acquisition. The participant-produced photographs were discussed within in-depth phone interviews allowing for a deeper understanding of their lived experiences. Contribution: While students were asked to identify factors influencing their research skill acquisition, unexpectedly, what emerged from these data was students’ clear focus on their concern for their physical and mental well-being. The researchers posit that students’ ability to create a “work-life balance” is the foundation of doctoral student success, especially in the early years of doctoral training. Findings: Findings suggest that it is essential to create a PhD culture in which students feel valued, supported, and nourished, both physically and mentally, for them to develop into successful researchers, teachers, and mentors. Recommendations for Practitioners: Findings suggest that doctoral programs must support a more collaborative work environment for students and help novice students create a work life balance, perhaps by encouraging them to pursue stimulating or fun activities outside their school environment. It is imperative for doctoral students to be confident during their doctoral studies, as a lack of confidence tends to breathe life into poor work habits that stymie well-being and happiness. Recommendation for Researchers: If doctoral programs support a culture that facilitates student well-being, those programs will likely produce happier researchers and teachers who see scholarship and learning as fun. This positive mindset is likely to cascade down within their learning environments and foster positive and productive scholarship and instruction. This mindset and paradigm shift will set a significant precedence for future doctoral learners. Impact on Society: This study encourages and advances timely and “actionable” dialogue around how to better support doctoral students’ sense of well-being, especially in science disciplines. Future Research: Given study results, exploring mental health and well-being issues with faculty can help elevate mental health awareness in academia.
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Reid-Merritt, Patricia. "Temple University’s African American Studies PhD Program @ 30: Assessing the Asante Affect." Journal of Black Studies 49, no. 6 (2018): 559–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021934718786221.
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Temple University’s Department of Africology and African American Studies is celebrating its 30th year of operation as a PhD program. Since its inception in l988, the doctoral program at Temple has attracted and produced world-class scholars in the discipline of Africology. Initially started by students at San Francisco State University in l968 as Black Studies, the field has been called by many names, including Afro-American Studies, African American Studies, African World Studies, Africana Studies, Pan African Studies, and Africology. As this modern-day field of study marks its 50th anniversary, it is important that we examine the impact of the 30-year history of the establishment of the first PhD program in Black Studies in the nation, founded at Temple University in the City of Philadelphia. This article offers a preliminary assessment of the far-reaching impact of Temple’s academic leadership in establishing a fundamental base for innovative scholarship and the maturing of the discipline of Africology. More specifically, it focuses on Molefi Kete Asante’s influence, his vision for the discipline, and his extraordinary impact on the field of Africology.
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Carter, Frances D., Marvin Mandell, and Kenneth I. Maton. "The Influence of On-Campus, Academic Year Undergraduate Research on STEM Ph.D. Outcomes: Evidence From the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 31, no. 4 (2009): 441–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0162373709348584.
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The Meyerhoff Scholarship Program, which celebrated its 20th year in 2008, is considered a successful intervention program for increasing the number of underrepresented minorities who earn Ph.D.s or M.D./Ph.D.s and pursue research careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This article examines the relationship between participation in one specific component of the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program—on-campus, academic year research—and the pursuit of a STEM Ph.D. by 13 cohorts of program participants. The results indicate that participation in on-campus, academic year research is associated with a substantial increase in the probability of pursuing a STEM Ph.D. They further suggest that the structure and intensity of the on-campus, academic year research experience matter.
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Pender, Matea, Dave E. Marcotte, Mariano R. Sto. Domingo, and Kenneth I. Maton. "The STEM Pipeline: The Role of Summer Research Experience in Minority Students' Graduate Aspirations." education policy analysis archives 18 (December 10, 2010): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v18n30.2010.
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Practical research experience has been seen as an important tool to enhance learning in STEM fields and shape commitment to science careers. Indeed, this was a prominent recommendation of the Boyer Commission. Further, there is evidence this is especially important for minority students. In this paper, we examine the role of practical research experience during the summer for talented minority undergraduates in STEM fields. We focus on the link between summer research and STEM PhD program matriculation. We examine evidence on this question using detailed data on students participating in the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program over a 14 year period at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Our results provide evidence of strong positive effects of summer research on participation in STEM PhD programs. Further, we show that the effects of summer research vary with the frequency and timing of these experiences. The evidence that educational strategies such as summer research experiences improve academic outcomes of minorities is vital, given concern about the science pipeline in the U.S. and the continuing growth in the racial/ethnic diversity of the college-age population.